I-130 expiration date

[mpsolutions 0]

Once the local embassy accepts your I-130 petition, and asks you to provide Pack 3 documents (DS-230, I-864...)to schedule an interview.

How long is that I-130 acceptance good for? Does it have an expiration Date?

let's say you only intend to move to the US, in 6-12 months, would they wait for your paperwork, or you have to pass the interview ASAP and leave soon after that.

[Ryan H 3,821]

Approved spousal visa petitions never expire.

If the local Embassy or Consulate does not have a USCIS field office, they will not accept the petition. The petition will have to be sent to Chicago. Morocco does not have a USCIS field office; the Embassy in Rabat and the Consulate in Casablanca will not accept the petition.

Edited August 30, 2011 by Ryan H

[yachachiq12 43]

Approved spousal visa petitions never expire.

Yes, and once you get your interview notice, ask them to hold off on your interview until you're a few months from your intended POE date. Our consulate asked us to call/write back when we were ready, as they could only schedule interviews about a month in advance. Yours may have a backlog so plan for anything like that. Once visa is in hand, it does have an expiration date, but I have read that some will renew them if you haven't entered the US on the visa yet (ours would not).

Edited August 30, 2011 by yachachiq12

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Once the local embassy accepts your I-130 petition, and asks you to provide Pack 3 documents (DS-230, I-864...)to schedule an interview.

How long is that I-130 acceptance good for? As long as the relationship exists. For siblings, forever. For spouses, until a death or divorce. Does it have an expiration Date? There is no expiration date for an approved I-130. The approval is revoked if the relationship terminates due to death or divorce.

let's say you only intend to move to the US, in 6-12 months, would they wait for your paperwork, or you have to pass the interview ASAP and leave soon after that.

[MIBEN 83]

It took my husband three months after the approval to get the interview, then after the interview it took 60+ days in AP. Then once he got the visa he had 90 days to enter the U.S. and get his green card. So even if you plan to move 6-12 months after the approval the process alone can take that long.

Good luck,